Shoemaker-Levy

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-42,777.595 AU

Eccentricity

1.0001

Inclination

67.77°

Perihelion

4.849 AU

Longitude of ascending node

30.33°

Argument of periapsis

232.46°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2449385.55834 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 1,610.6 LD

4.1386 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used

46

Data arc

2.86 years

First observed

18 March 1993

Last observed

27 January 1996

Residual RMS

0.67 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)

10

Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 4.5

10

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1993 K1